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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs. Except when they have thickness,
arcs and circles are translated into the equivalent PostScript path objects.
Filled solids. A solid fill is plotted as a PostScript filled path.
Two-dimensional polylines. A 2D (planar) polyline with uniform width
is output as a PostScript stroked path. The PostScript end cap and miter
limit variables are set to approximate the segment joining.
Export ACIS SAT Files
You can export certain object types to an ACIS file in ASCII (SAT) format.
You can export trimmed NURBS surfaces, regions, and 3D solids to an ACIS
file in ASCII (SAT) format. Other objects, such as lines and arcs, are ignored.
Use the ACISOUTVER system variable to specify the ACIS version for the
output of the ACISOUT command.
Export Stereolithography STL Files
You can export 3D solid objects in the STL file format compatible with
stereolithography or 3D printing.
Stereolithography or 3D printing is used in rapid prototyping, rapid
manufacturing, and other applications to create physical parts and models.
The 3D solid data is translated to a faceted mesh representation consisting of
a set of triangles and saved to an STL file. Use the FACETRES system variable
to adjust the facet density to an appropriate detail level.
NOTE Setting the resolution too high slows down the fabrication process without
improving the output quality of the stereolithography device.
The STL data is used to create an object by depositing a succession of thin
layers of plastics, metals, or composite materials. The resulting parts and
models are commonly used for the following:
Visualize design concepts
Create product mockups, architectural models, and terrain models
Test form, fit, and function
Identify design problems
Create masters for vacuum forming applications
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